TABLE 7.
Culture-positive pulmonary tuberculosis in the adult Canadian-born population of the major metropolitan areas on the prairies according to population group and smear status, 2007 to 2008
| Major metropolitan area |
Population group*
|
Total
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Registered Indian
|
Métis
|
Canadian-born ‘other’
|
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| Cases | S+ | Cases | S+ | Cases | S+ | Cases | S+ | |
| Assessed, n | 38 | 23 (60.5) | 9 | 8 (88.9) | 18 | 14 (77.8) | 65 | 45 (69.3) |
| Calgary, Alberta | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (16.7) | 3 (100.0) | 3 (4.6) | 3 (100.0) |
| Edmonton, Alberta | 2 (5.3) | 1 (50.0) | 3 (33.3) | 3 (100.0) | 5 (27.8) | 3 (60.0) | 10 (15.4) | 7 (70.0) |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | 5 (13.2) | 5 (100.0) | 1 (1.1) | 1 (100.0) | 1 (5.6) | 1 (100.0) | 7 (10.8) | 7 (100.0) |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | 4 (10.5) | 3 (75.0) | 1 (1.1) | 1 (100.0) | 2 (11.1) | 2 (100.0) | 7 (10.8) | 6 (85.8) |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | 27 (71.0) | 14 (51.9) | 4 (44.4) | 3 (75.0) | 7 (38.9) | 5 (71.5) | 38 (58.4) | 22 (57.9) |
Data presented as n (%) unless otherwise indicated.
*
Métis includes one known non-Registered Indian, Canadian-born ‘others’ includes one Inuit. S+ Smear-positive cases